Parliament restores independence to Ukraine’s corruption-fighters
Ukraine’s latest political drama ended with what felt almost like an anticlimax. In two swift readings on July…
Russia and Ukraine must seek a proper framework for talks, says Juan Manuel Santos
THREE-AND-A-HALF years after Russia launched its full-scale, unlawful invasion of Ukraine, innocent civilians continue to pay an appalling…
Vladimir Medinsky, Putin’s negotiator with a warped worldview
WITH A WIRY frame, wispy grey hair and rimless spectacles, Vladimir Medinsky cuts an unassuming figure. Yet he…
Trump’s U-turn on Russia is utterly cynical—and welcome
Over the past six months President Donald Trump has been all over the place on Ukraine. He said…
Trump embarrasses the Pentagon with a U-turn on Ukraine
AMERICA ALARMED Ukraine, and European allies, when it abruptly halted weapons shipments to Ukraine earlier this month. Just…
1m Russian casualties in Ukraine
JUNE IS turning into an ill-fated month for Russia’s armed forces. It started with a daring Ukrainian drone…
The Russo-Ukrainian War after four months of Trump: what is next?
The returning US president promised that he would bring a quick end to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Despite…
Russia continues to rain down death on Ukrainian cities
AS HE SPEEDS down Zalaeherseh Street in Kherson, Artem, a Ukrainian soldier, points to blown-out apartments and debris.…
Russia plays for time in Ukraine ceasefire talks
As american spooks tell it, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky may be willing to talk about ending their…
Ukraine’s embrace of drone warfare has paid off
IT HAS become a cliché to note that the war in Ukraine is a drone war. But two…
Europe vows to defend Ukraine, but prays for Trump’s support
AN EMERGENCY summit meeting in London of the main European NATO countries, plus Canada, ended on March 2nd…
Amid Russian bombing, Ukraine is planning more nuclear reactors
RUSSIAN MISSILES have knocked out roughly half of Ukraine’s pre-war electricity-generation capacity. But because Russia has refrained from…